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CDUS44 KTSA 050844
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT SUN OCT 5 2008

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 4 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2008


 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         72    321 PM  94    2000  79     -7       88       
  MINIMUM         59    806 AM  36    1987  56      3       68       
  AVERAGE         66                        68     -2       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.35          1.56 1949   0.12   0.23     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.35                      0.48  -0.13     6.48    
  SINCE SEP 1      8.46                      4.09   4.37    12.23    
  SINCE JAN 1     52.62                     32.22  20.40    39.73    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                       0.0     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         8     -5        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      3                        31    -28        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      3                        31    -28        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         4     -3       13       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                        18    -16       50       
  SINCE SEP 1    241                       293    -52      382       
  SINCE JAN 1   1952                      1880     72     2175       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  FOG                                                                

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    MM                                                       
 LOWEST     MM                                                       
 AVERAGE    MM                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        95      1884                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        34      1979                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  5 2008.......SUNRISE   716 AM CDT   SUNSET   655 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  6 2008.......SUNRISE   717 AM CDT   SUNSET   654 PM CDT   

                                                                     
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

 


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THE ARKANSAS RIVER AT VAN BUREN 

                   OBSERVED      24 HOUR     24 HOUR
                    VALUE        CHANGE      FORECAST

 STAGE (FEET) 
  THIS MORNING       19.1         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        39000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT